The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-14
BRADLEY IN LOUISA.


derful orator of Kentucky-ae one
before whose magnificent bursts of
eloquence the most glowing periods
of Clay and Breckenridge would ap-
pear as tallow candle before an
electric Hght--as one before whose
arguments the logic of Crittenden
would seem like the dwelling of
an idiot. Itwas the Bradley ghom |
General Buckner was ''afraid to
Bradley, in fact, who
was to rout the entire Democratic
host-horse, foot and dragons.
Well, the Colonel might have cleo
tri6ed some audiences, but if the
speech he delivered in Louisa last
Monday was d fair specimen of his
stock the audiences elsewhere were
very easily electrified.
Col. Bradley began his speech by
complaining Of the treatment he
he has received at the hands of the
Democratic speakers who have
skinned him during the campaign,
as did Jim McCreary at Richmond
the other day. We do not think
the Colonel has any right to COM
plain of this. He couldn't wait UNI
til the Democratic State Committee
arranged for a joint debate between
him and General Buckner, but he
took the bit between his teeth, curl
ed his tail over his back and went
cavorting and snoring over the
country until he was brought to a
sudden halt by obstacles in the way
| which he could not surmount.
These obstacles were in the nature
| of successful contradictions of his
twillful misstatements, and the COM
plete upsettinG Of his well laid but
premature plans. Incensed at this,
he disdains to use the weapons OF
argument, and replies by saying,
"Sir, you are an ass
| After thistle him-unanswerable
argument the Colonel revamps the
old gag of full treasury in 1865
and an empty one in 1887. He
takes the Auditors reports, reads
here little and there a little, and
thus reading and emitting, twisting
and perverting, he succeeds to his
own satisfaction in making out
Kentucky to be the most undesira-
BILE State in the Union.
No right-minded Democrat OBJ
jects to fair criticism Of the way in
which our State financial affairs
have been managed. But Col.
! Bradley's way of Stating things is
about as unfair as it can be. He
dares not say SO in SO many words,
but he says by inference and innu-
endo that the State officers from
1866 to the present time have been
a parcel of thieves. He says, I'VE
the Republican party-left mil
lions in the treasury when we went
out Of power, and to-day the State
is bankrupt Where has the money
gomez He knows very well that
the books clearly account for every
dollar. But, says Col Bradley,
they will not let us see the books.
This is another sample ofthe Colo
nel's stock in trade An inspection
Of the books was never denied toany
one. A so.cailed committee Of the
Republican party wanted to carry
off the books and records Of the
| Auditors and Treasurer Offices
and were very properly refused, but
an examination was never refused
Colonel Bradley is not in love
with the Superior Court, the Agri
cultural Bureau or the Board o
Equalization. These are creations
OF a Democratic Legislature
Hence they must be wrong. H,
can not oppose them because o
any good and sufficient reasons
) and having no argumenthe endeav-
ors to ridioula them. HAVING, il
his alleged mind, utterly demolish
cd these institutions the Republican
! candidate devotes considerable tim,
to the Blair Education Bill, Ii
draws a pretty domestic picture .
a man at midnight taking a"AiclS
ering light, and going to the bed
i side Of his sleeping children ant
looking into their innocent faces, Ii
asks himself if, he being the fathe
D Of the cherubs, can he consistent,
j vote the Democratic ticket Grea
: Mosesl Why not2 Are none Blu
d | Republicans to be allowed 10 hav,
! children? If this is one Of the Col
onel's schemes to increase The Re
. publican party, the sooner thos
. contemplating matrinonv know i
.'re btttar.